Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[Cap Mandrake]

Those two episodes with Tucco's Tio were insanely funny.

That interrogation scene at the DEA nearly caused a gastrointestinal accident on MY part.

[Cap Mandrake]

***************Jan. 21, 1943(c)****************

Ashigara gets tagged heading back to the shop somewhere. Only two torps fired on a major prize? Are we rationing now? Maybe the Dutch really are running out?
I would have to check to see who makes their torps.

Submarine attack near Denpasar at 57,109

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS KIX


CA Ashigara is sighted by SS KIX
SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at CA Ashigara


USS Saury is poking around Endeh for the alleged transports..and instead finds a more capable foeASW attack near Endeh at 65,113

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
DD Katsutade
DD Minazuki

Allied Ships
SS Saury, hits 8

Koepang: The B-24's don't fly..neither do the P-38's. Only this misbegotten raid from Katherine. We need to sack the idiot that ordered that. JJ is not giving up at Koepang.

Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 20



Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

[Cap Mandrake]

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[Walloc]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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Gotcha!

Rasmus

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 20

Don't recall the Ki-61-Ia airframes in your game in the past. First time you've seen them?

[Cap Mandrake]

Yes...this was the first Tony Awards.

Given that 61 is a pretty high number, way higher than 43 for example, I am going to guess this is a bad thing.

We have an ace up our sleves, the P-43, Which is a higher number than 38 and which we have been carefully hoarding for just such an emergency.


Pretend I never played Scenario 2 before, never read the manual and never read the aircraft data. Is the Tony a B-17/B-24 killer?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Pretend I never played Scenario 2 before, never read the manual and never read the aircraft data. Is the Tony a B-17/B-24 killer?

The Ki-61-Ia model is a fair to below average dogfighter, with underwhelming armament. The "c" and "d" models are much more interesting in terms of their armament (4x20mm on the "d", IIRC) at 'bomber control'.

The real achilles heel on the Tony line is its high service rating of 3 (Tojo II line is at service rating of 1). If you damage them on the field, they'll likely stay damaged and be destroyed in number. The rule of thumb for the Japanese player is to field them on rail line hexes, so that they can be evacuated behind lines for recuperation in a rotation.

[Cap Mandrake]

Interesting...so it would seem we try again with the B-24's. Maybe a night bombardment with one of the BB's they missed at PH will spice things up. Turns out we have one waiting about 8 hexes out....splendid!

[Cap Mandrake]

Well...not quite...Colorado would have to move Westward in the Timor Sea...she should be 2 hexes N of Bathurst.

That would require putting the carriers and the bombardment group within escort range of the bases in the Lesser Sundas. Will need a bit more recon to do that safely.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Will need a bit more recon to do that safely.

That doesn't sound like something Admiral Halsey or Lord Admiral Sprior would say. They would say something to the effect of 'we laugh at them' or something equally inspiring. C'mon Cap'n-get in there and kill something. Recon later. [:)]

[con]

Double post

[con]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Upon Mr. Desicat's double entendre reference, I have decided to call the attack on the Moluccas and Mindanao, Operation Fist of Fury.

Soon you will be beating off those LYB with both fists
[:D]
Con

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Will need a bit more recon to do that safely.

That doesn't sound like something Admiral Halsey or Lord Admiral Sprior would say. They would say something to the effect of 'we laugh at them' or something equally inspiring. C'mon Cap'n-get in there and kill something. Recon later. [:)]

How about "We fart in their general direction."* [said in an imperious 'I can't be bothered with them' tone].

* Idea originally from Monty Python & Co., Twittenham

[sprior]

'we laugh at them'

Recon by bombardment is fun and good for you.

PS. Don't forget the spotter plane.

[Cap Mandrake]

Recon by bombardment is chicken soup for the senescent wargamer's soul


Recon by getting one of your last 2 CV's sunk 6 mos before the Essex crass starts to arrive...that have too much msg...give Freet Admirar Mandrake big headache

[Cap Mandrake]

******FOB Mai Tai, Papaete, Jan 22, 1943(c)******


Bartender: What gives with the boss and all the "r"'s instead of "l"'s?


Monana: It's Jap talk


Bartender: Yeah, I know but it's getting old. Maybe the first couple of times it ws funny...but...Holy crap.


Monana: I think you mean "Hory crap".

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[Cap Mandrake]

Bartender:

Yeah, exactly. Do you think we should say something?


Monana: Honestly, I don't think it will do any good. I am beginning to suspect he thinks it is a new gag.....

[Cap Mandrake]

Hory Crap! GD po-up blocker...I can't edit anything. These people are going to think Freet Admirar Mandrake idiot.

[Cap Mandrake]

So I go to the bookstore to spend my gift certificate my son gave me for father's day...and I pick up Neptune's Inferno....about the naval battles of Guadalcanal. So I'm all stoked and then I see SG in line behind me with two copies of Penthouse Letters...and I know I'm not going to be able to read the thing for a while........<insert angry face here>

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Hory Crap! GD po-up blocker...I can't edit anything. These people are going to think Freet Admirar Mandrake idiot.

"Going to"?